Graves, Lawrence L.

Author, historian, educator. Born in 1917 at Perry, New York. Awarded Ph. D. in American History by the University of Wisconsin (1954). Taught history at the University of North Carolina Women's College (1950-1955). Joined the faculty of Texas Technological College in 1955. Served as Professor of history, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as Interim President in 1979. Graves edited "A History of Lubbock," contributed to "Builders of the Southwest," and coordinated the "Handbook of Texas" project for the West Texas area. Retired in 1983 and has recently begun a biography of U.S. Congressman George Mahon.

From the description of Papers, 1949-1983, 1956-1971. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24189358

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